Bella is a red werewolf, sole survivor of the fire that killed her entire pack. Devlyn is a beta male werewolf in a pack of grays. Forced to flee her adopted gray pack when the alpha male becomes a vicious threat, she struggles to live as a lone wolf, until Devlyn, the gray male who rescued her as a pup, comes to bring her hoTheir forbidden love may get them both killed...

Bella is a red werewolf, sole survivor of the fire that killed her entire pack. Devlyn is a beta male werewolf in a pack of grays. Forced to flee her adopted gray pack when the alpha male becomes a vicious threat, she struggles to live as a lone wolf, until Devlyn, the gray male who rescued her as a pup, comes to bring her home.

When a local red werewolf goes on a killing spree, Bella and Devlyn must flee the murderer, the police and their vengeful pack leader. With the full moon rising, and her heat upon her, Bella can't resist the pull to her destined mate, even if means Devlyn will have to face the wicked alpha male in a fight to the death......more

I’ve always enjoyed the PNR genre, especially its subdivision of werewolves. But, I am very close to giving up on finding an actual good werewolf book to read. All the ones I seem to pick just don’t do it for me. Unfortunately (and sadly), Heart of The Wolf is that book.

This starts out well enough, with much potential and an interesting enough storyline to keep curious. We are introduced to Bella and Devlyn, our protagonistRATING: 0.5 HEART for the Initial Intrigue + 0.5 HEART for the Cover. :(

I’ve always enjoyed the PNR genre, especially its subdivision of werewolves. But, I am very close to giving up on finding an actual good werewolf book to read. All the ones I seem to pick just don’t do it for me. Unfortunately (and sadly), Heart of The Wolf is that book.

This starts out well enough, with much potential and an interesting enough storyline to keep curious. We are introduced to Bella and Devlyn, our protagonists, and the strain between them and their pack leader, Volan. To save Devlyn’s life, Bella leaves the pack and starts a solo life in Oregon. Yet, somewhere along the way it gets lost. The initial feelings of intrigue and enjoyment are no longer present, in fact I found myself skimming more than 50% of the book. The story is tedious with the plot revolving around the very predictable murder mystery and the “romance” of why they can’t be together. From the flimsy no-surprises to the poor action scenes, the plot is dull and unrealistic. No coherent flow, just a random display of events. In a nutshell, not fun or worthwhile.

Both the main characters are bland. Devlyn and Bella seemingly have strong personalities, yet I could not connect with either of them. I didn’t understand their purpose in the story, or why they made the decisions they made. Bella is whiny, unpleasant and has no confidence in Devlyn, whom she “supposedly” loves. Devlyn is a sissy. A man who does nothing but glare and growl, is not an alpha anything. Their romance...well...more like conversations of “I want you, but I can’t have you” (this is not sexy, btw!) gets old very fast, leaving only dissatisfaction in its wake.

Chock-full of bad story-telling, awful dialogue, and terrible characters, this is definitely not my kind of read. I wish it could have been better, regrettably though, Terry Spears failed to capture my attention. Not sure whether I’ll read the next books or not. I’ll have to wait for a sound opinion first.

Series: 2.5 starsThis book: 1 starThere are two kinds of paranormal romance books. You have Kim Harrison, Ilona Andrews, Faith Hunter and Kelley Armstrong that make up my favorite group: action packed with strong female characters that drive the series. They may have a romantic element but are more "action" than "romance."

Then you have the second group: fluffy, borderline book porn that have strong male leads and wishy-washy females that follow them. The second group has an obstacle to overcomeSeries: 2.5 starsThis book: 1 starThere are two kinds of paranormal romance books. You have Kim Harrison, Ilona Andrews, Faith Hunter and Kelley Armstrong that make up my favorite group: action packed with strong female characters that drive the series. They may have a romantic element but are more "action" than "romance."

Then you have the second group: fluffy, borderline book porn that have strong male leads and wishy-washy females that follow them. The second group has an obstacle to overcome but overall the point of the book is getting the two main characters to hook up or admit they love each other.

This book, as well as the series, falls in to the later group. If you're into that sort of thing the series isn't half bad, however I'd skip this book. Trust me, you're not missing anything. In this series wolves "mate for life" and unmated female wolves are rare, so the entire series is about getting wolves paired off. They get better as the series progresses but this first book is pretty bad. The female lead is annoying and at least 150 years old but can't take care of herself... And I hate to say it, but the writing is REALLY bad. I bought the series without ever having read a word of this author. After reading this book I was tempted to just sell them all to a used bookstore, but the writing was so much better by the third book I wondered if they hired a ghost writer?

Here's the formula for the series: alpha male falls for girl who needs rescuing and/or protection. Evil alpha male also wants girl. Hero must mate the girl, save her and kill the villain. For some reason this author always has 2 obstacles, one of which is always another alpha male trying to mate the girl whether she wants him or not. ...more

I am not sure exactly what I thought of this one. To begin with I liked it, but then I started to get bored as it seemed to go on and I wished Devlyn & Bella would just get on with it and get together but pushed myself to carry on but then I started to like it again.

I think one of the main things I didn't like was that at the start Devlyn was a young wolf so there was definitely nothing Alpha about him!. I understood why he wouldn't fight the Alpha male of the pack for Bella - he wouldn't haI am not sure exactly what I thought of this one. To begin with I liked it, but then I started to get bored as it seemed to go on and I wished Devlyn & Bella would just get on with it and get together but pushed myself to carry on but then I started to like it again.

I think one of the main things I didn't like was that at the start Devlyn was a young wolf so there was definitely nothing Alpha about him!. I understood why he wouldn't fight the Alpha male of the pack for Bella - he wouldn't have survived as he wasn't strong enough but I still didn't like actually reading about that side of the story. I would have been happier just to have been told that it happened as the problem was that I still didn't deem him strong or Alpha enough even at the end when he proved that he was.

I am in two minds if I want to continue with the series as I am not totally convinced I liked Ms Spear's style of writing and the way that she tells the story :( ...more

I don't have the courage to keep reading this one. I've stopped reading it a while ago and now, I just don't feel like continuing, unfortunately. Maybe when I'll be in the mood for a simple, light and hot but not-really-consistent book, I'll get back to this one!

Bella won't be forced to be Volan's mate. He might be the pack's alpha male but she's chosen the male worthy of her love and loyalty. The trouble is that she believes Volan will kill Devlyn if the beta chooses to fight for her. Fleeing the pack of grays that took her in when her pack of red wolves was killed she lives a solo life in Oregon now. When she left them she was still very much a child in the werewolf world but one hundred and fifty years later she has come into her maturity and longs fBella won't be forced to be Volan's mate. He might be the pack's alpha male but she's chosen the male worthy of her love and loyalty. The trouble is that she believes Volan will kill Devlyn if the beta chooses to fight for her. Fleeing the pack of grays that took her in when her pack of red wolves was killed she lives a solo life in Oregon now. When she left them she was still very much a child in the werewolf world but one hundred and fifty years later she has come into her maturity and longs for a mate. The mate she could never claim for her own.

Getting drugged and tossed into the zoo is the last place Bella expects to end up when she decides to spend some time at her cabin. She's been investigating a series of local murders she believes have been commited by one of her own kind. But her former pack aren't the only ones trying to help her escape. It seems she's drawn the attention of the local red wolves and they are more than willing to start a violent war to keep her for their own. Devlyn won't let Bella do any of this alone even if it means he has to fight the reds and Volan to claim her.

This was a tough book for me to give a star rating on. In the end the things I liked and enjoyed about it were about equal with the things I didn't care for. That's always a tough call. Conceptually, I love this book. Werewolves living with true pack dynamics like wild wolves isn't done very often in the genre. Knowing from page one that Devlyn would have to fight Volan for Bella added tension to the story. Seperating the different types of wolves, red and gray, into their own distinct groups also added a unique element that I really liked. The secondary characters Thompson and Chrissie gave the story some added depth since I always enjoyed decently fleshed out secondaries.

What made me struggle with the book was actually the plot. Unfortunately, there were too many threads trying to be woven as the main story. Volan's wanting Bella seemed like it was going to be the main thread. But then the addition of the murder mystery and the reds' attempts to woo Bella added to the confusion. I found myself asking questions about the world building and such that made the story unravel a bit skewed. My other tough spot was the actual romance between Devlyn and Bella. I like a good sex scene as much as the next reader but after a while it felt like the only chemistry the characters seemed to have was their mutual desire to get naked and mate. I'd have liked just a little more romance of the clothed kind werewolves or not.

All in all I think this is a wonderful concept that will carry over really well into other books. This one just didn't happen to have the right storyline to strike my personal fancy. I think that if you like lots of sex and/or are into the pack dynamics you'll enjoy it. Enjoy! ...more

Bella Wilder, a red werewolf must flee from her adoptive gray werewolf pack or be mated to the alpha male, Volan. Bella's heart belongs to Devlyn Greystoke, a beta male werewolf, who saved her from a fire that claimed her pack. Devlyn would fight for her, but he is still young. Bella fears Volan will kill Devlyn. Bella for years lives alone, avoiding all werewolves. One evening on her run in the woods, she comes across another red werewolf. So stunned that another of her kiA New Werewolf Legacy"

Bella Wilder, a red werewolf must flee from her adoptive gray werewolf pack or be mated to the alpha male, Volan. Bella's heart belongs to Devlyn Greystoke, a beta male werewolf, who saved her from a fire that claimed her pack. Devlyn would fight for her, but he is still young. Bella fears Volan will kill Devlyn. Bella for years lives alone, avoiding all werewolves. One evening on her run in the woods, she comes across another red werewolf. So stunned that another of her kind lives, she lets her guard down and humans capture her. Devlyn discovers Bella is in a zoo and comes to rescue her, but Bella fears he will turn her over to Volan and fights him at every turn.

Devlyn has never forgotten Bella. He vows to keep her safe and prove to her that he is worthy to be her mate; he will fight Volan to the death to have her. However, other problems arise when a red werewolf pack take to killing human females. Bella and Devlyn will work together to find a way to stop them before the killers reveal to the world werewolves really do exist.

You'll be drawn into the story from the first page to the last, wanting to know how everything will turn out. I love how Ms. Spear has intertwined true attributes of wolves to make the werewolf world come alive. Bella and Devlyn's devotion to each other is endearing. Their love scenes sizzle the pages ... definitely hot! I look forward to reading more about this author's werewolf tales.

I also recommend Terry Spear's, Winning the Highlander's Heart. If you like Scottish medieval hunks, this is a book for you.

Oh, guys. I don't like giving bad reviews. I feel that when I find a book that I don't connect with that the fault lies with me somehow. Especially when it's book about werewolves, which I have a particular fondness for. After finishing this book and jumping online to read some reviews, I really do think I'm in the minority here because there are plenty of good reviews out there for it. Unfortunately the book never grabbed me and I actually thought I wasn't going to be able to finish it at severOh, guys. I don't like giving bad reviews. I feel that when I find a book that I don't connect with that the fault lies with me somehow. Especially when it's book about werewolves, which I have a particular fondness for. After finishing this book and jumping online to read some reviews, I really do think I'm in the minority here because there are plenty of good reviews out there for it. Unfortunately the book never grabbed me and I actually thought I wasn't going to be able to finish it at several points.

To start with, the writing felt very repetitive. Bella's thoughts kept circling back and retreading the same ground again and again. It really slowed the story down and kept me from caring what she was going through. The story was also bogged down by the mythology- it felt thin and I honestly wasn't all that invested in it.

Now, one thing that really took me out of the story was the fact that Bella is 150 years old and still a virgin. O_o Although werewolves age slower than humans and she's the equivalent of a 21 year old, this is after she was determined to seduce a human male in the first few pages and was stopped by her Pack mates. I'm sorry. This pushed the realms of credibility for me. She said at one point that she had never experienced the mating urge until her heat comes upon her at the start of the modern part of the story. Here's my problem: it's called a SEX DRIVE and a not a sex amble-through-the-roses for a reason. It pulls you. It's one of the most fundamental parts of human (and animal) nature. That drive to reproduce. She had already shown an interest in sex when she was a teenager but she never explores that in 150 YEARS OF LIVING? I just can't buy that.

One other thing that really got to me was the formatting for this story. I picked it up as a free Kindle download and I've never seen the type of line spacing issues and lack of paragraph indentations that I ran across with this book. I know this isn't the fault of the author and was probably just an unfortunate glitch, but added to my other issues with the book it kept me from losing myself in the story. It was bad enough that there were several times where I had no idea who was talking because of the lack of paragraphs.

Guys, I love paranormal romances. I love shapeshifters- werewolves in particular. This book and I never connected. Obviously, I'm one person in a sea of many and plenty of other people enjoyed it, so take that as you will. The book is currently free and you can see for yourself if it's for you or not.

The author of this book is a nice lady with whom I shared a book signing table several months ago. But as much as I wanted to like it, I just didn't. The writing was good, but the driving plot was too erotic for me. I prefer my romance with more finesses than I found in this book.

What worked for me:*Lone wolf being forced back into the pack, and being too stubborn/alpha to come back like a good little puppy.*The whole bittersweet "I love you but we can't be together" thing that lasted over 100 years.

What didn't work for me:*Too much sex. Yes, you heard me. Too much sex. It seemed like once they got in bed that first time, that's ALL THEY DID for like 8 chapters or something. It was obnoxious.

*The neighbor was obnoxious, Henry or Harry or whateverhisname is was TOTALLY uWhat worked for me:*Lone wolf being forced back into the pack, and being too stubborn/alpha to come back like a good little puppy.*The whole bittersweet "I love you but we can't be together" thing that lasted over 100 years.

What didn't work for me:*Too much sex. Yes, you heard me. Too much sex. It seemed like once they got in bed that first time, that's ALL THEY DID for like 8 chapters or something. It was obnoxious.

*The neighbor was obnoxious, Henry or Harry or whateverhisname is was TOTALLY underutilized as a plot device (oh man I saw a sequel just crying to be written with him as a hero), and them always getting caught naked all irritated me.

*The identity of the killer. I won't say more so it's not a spoiler, but I felt like she took the easy way out with the killer's identity.

*I don't like that she was a virgin and he had been making free with the (human) ladies in the meantime. Yeah yeah I know realistic blah blah blah but I get so sick of the women who are in love with a guy and so keep their legs firmly closed while the man who is supposedly just as in love with her sleeps with others but it's okay because it didn't actually mean anything *rolls eyes* I'd much rather have had them BOTH take lovers in the meantime, even if in the end it was the cliched "nobody was ever as satisfying" deal.

Devlyn a gray lupus garou saved Bella a red lupus garou from a wildfire that claimed the life of her entire family. Devlyn's pack takes Bella in and treats her like their own. The leader of the pack Volan wants Bella as his mate and Bella hates his guts. She also is in love with Devlyn and wants to mate with him. One day she decides she no longer wants to deal with Volan's aggressive advances at her and decides to run away from the pack. One-hundred and fifty years later and Bella's still on theDevlyn a gray lupus garou saved Bella a red lupus garou from a wildfire that claimed the life of her entire family. Devlyn's pack takes Bella in and treats her like their own. The leader of the pack Volan wants Bella as his mate and Bella hates his guts. She also is in love with Devlyn and wants to mate with him. One day she decides she no longer wants to deal with Volan's aggressive advances at her and decides to run away from the pack. One-hundred and fifty years later and Bella's still on the run and is still in love with Devlyn. One day she goes out on a run in her red lupus garou form and gets tranqued by a hunter and gets put into a zoo. The hunter thinks Bella is a wild red wolf and wants to bring her to the zoo to mate with another red wolf that lives there..lol! Unfortunately, Volan finds out that she's in the zoo and sends Devlyn to retrieve her. When Devlyn see's Bella he decides right then and there that he's been an idiot for not running away with her and is determined to mate with her!

Of course Bella is in love with him and wants to mate with Devlyn but she knows in doing so...will bring Volans wrath and she doesn't think Devlyn can beat him. Devlyn knows that he can beat him and take over the pack and tries to get Bella to see reason and return to the pack so he can fight Volan to the death once and for all and be together forever.

On top of all of that there's a pack of red lupus garou in the area and one of them is murdering red-headed human females and trying to change them so that they can mate. Soon as they find out about Bella the leader of said pack thinks he has a claim on her since Devlyn and Bella are in their territory. So not only do they have Volan to deal with they also have; a nosy ass neighbor, a zoo keeper looking for a missing red wolf and a pack of horny red lupus garou hot on their trail!

What I loved the most about this werewolf tale was the fact that even though Bella wanted to be mated to Devlyn and vice versa they loved each other for them. Not because they were destined to be together. It was quite refreshing!! Usually in these werewolf tales or any other story about a couple being mated...the urge to mate came first. It was great to see a couple being in love with each other and willing to fight to the death for some one because they were in love...not destined to be mated!! I really enjoyed this story and the sex was super hot and I would definitely read another book buy this author;)...more

MISS VAINI do too! We comment and then hours later we finally get the notification only to find that we left the llast comment hours ago. I feel like I'm leaviI do too! We comment and then hours later we finally get the notification only to find that we left the llast comment hours ago. I feel like I'm leaving people out and not responding to their comments on post. I hope they get this problem fixed. Yes it is a shame....more
Jun 08, 2011 07:49AM

RachaelI just started this series (have read seduced by the wolf so far.. and i would say this is prob a lil darker than some of the books but i still lovedI just started this series (have read seduced by the wolf so far.. and i would say this is prob a lil darker than some of the books but i still loved it)...more
Apr 29, 2012 05:51PM

The only reason I gave this 2 stars instead of 1 is because I read book 5 of this series not knowing it was book 5 and really liked it. I thought since it was so good I should start with the first in the series. To all readers thinking the same: save yourself the time and Don't read this book. You won't miss anything by skipping the first book. If you insist on knowing what happened, I will summarize. Stupid girl werewolf likes a boy werewolf but the leader of the pack wants her. She is afraid dThe only reason I gave this 2 stars instead of 1 is because I read book 5 of this series not knowing it was book 5 and really liked it. I thought since it was so good I should start with the first in the series. To all readers thinking the same: save yourself the time and Don't read this book. You won't miss anything by skipping the first book. If you insist on knowing what happened, I will summarize. Stupid girl werewolf likes a boy werewolf but the leader of the pack wants her. She is afraid does not tell anybody why or try to solve problem so she runs a few states away. Meanwhile, 150 years go by and they can't find her from Colorado to Oregon (crappy wolves if you ask me). She finds out someone's been killing humans in her area, probably a werewolf. Not too worried, she goes for a run a winds up in the zoo. How did she live for so long on her own when she is clearly too stupid? Anyway, bunch of other stupid crap happens and werewolf she loves comes to find her. She loves him. She can't have him. She loves him. She can't have him. Yada Yada. Question: who edited this book? There is hardly any plot and the characters are idiots. The only good news is the author did learn how to write definitely by book 5....more

Bella is a red wolf shifter and a rare one at that. After a fire destroyed her home and killed her family, her saving grace came in the form of a gray wolf shifter by the name of Devlyn. They became instant friends and she was subsequently welcomed into the family the current Alpha, but her adoption into the gray wolf pack did not come without it's challenges. Repeated attempted rapes, the stepping down of the old Alpha leader, her best friend backing away from her, and now attempYadkny’s Review

Bella is a red wolf shifter and a rare one at that. After a fire destroyed her home and killed her family, her saving grace came in the form of a gray wolf shifter by the name of Devlyn. They became instant friends and she was subsequently welcomed into the family the current Alpha, but her adoption into the gray wolf pack did not come without it's challenges. Repeated attempted rapes, the stepping down of the old Alpha leader, her best friend backing away from her, and now attempts at a forced mating, all drove her to escaping the pack in order to find a life among the humans. Now she's being hunted by both wolf shifters and humans alike.

Terry Spear creates beautiful imagery in her writing. Her characters really jump off the page with their personalities in both human and wolf forms. It's refreshing to read a shifter story with characters that really embrace their animalistic differences and welcome the changes that come with every full moon. There's no animosity or disgust, it's pure primal instinct and enjoyment. It's a warm tale of finding your first love and then loosing them only to find them again years later and know that the feelings haven't changed.

I also enjoyed the fact that there's really never a dull moment in this story. It was almost like reading a script for a TV. show. In this story Bella goes undercover to track down a killer with the sexy Devlyn by her side while trying to avoid the man who's been after her for over a century (remember we're talking about wolf shifters, so their life spans are a little different). The rest of the cast helps thicken the plot with their mysteriousness and just when you think you know someone or something... you don't. There's also plenty of plot tension and sexual frustration, so the overall resulting release on both are very well received and welcomed. The ending of this book stands true to the definition of happily-ever-after and anyone who reads it won't be disappointed.

Recommended reading for those seeking an adventure in the form of a good ole fashion 'who dunnit' with a bunch of territorial wolf shifters and the lone female red-head caught in the middle.

Mostly solving a mystery which dragged too much. Some unanswered questions at the end. I enjoyed the wolf fight scenes.

STORY BRIEF:Bella is a red wolf in Colorado who was adopted into a pack of gray wolves after her pack was killed in a fire. The alpha male Volan wanted her as his mate and repeatedly tried to rape her. She loved beta male Devlin, but Volan would kill Devlin if Volan knew. So Bella ran away to avoid Volan and save Devlin. She has been living alone in Oregon until Henry captures hMostly solving a mystery which dragged too much. Some unanswered questions at the end. I enjoyed the wolf fight scenes.

STORY BRIEF:Bella is a red wolf in Colorado who was adopted into a pack of gray wolves after her pack was killed in a fire. The alpha male Volan wanted her as his mate and repeatedly tried to rape her. She loved beta male Devlin, but Volan would kill Devlin if Volan knew. So Bella ran away to avoid Volan and save Devlin. She has been living alone in Oregon until Henry captures her for a zoo. Due to the moon phase she turns into a human while in the zoo cage. Authorities believe the wolf was kidnapped and she as a human was involved. The publicity brings Devlin and the Oregon red wolf pack into her world. Devlin is supposed to take her back to Volan. She still loves Devlin but hides it to keep him safe from Volan. Someone is killing human women with red hair. Bella believes it is a red wolf. Since humans don’t know about shape-shifters Bella feels that she and Devlin must investigate and find the killer before they return to Colorado. Meanwhile, some red wolves want Bella as a mate due to a shortage of female red wolves. They will fight Devlin to get her. Henry (from the zoo) and the police are investigating and following Bella since she is the main suspect in the disappearance of the zoo wolf (Bella).

REVIEWER’S OPINION WITH HINTS OF SPOILERS:It takes awhile for Bella and Devlin to get together because she lies about her feelings. She doesn’t tell him she has always loved him, and he stays away from her because he believes it. She lies because she believes something else which is not true. This method of conflict is not interesting for me (conflict due to vague communication and inaccurate assumptions). Other parts of the story were good. I was laughing at Bella’s zoo predicament and her thoughts about Henry, the zoo person who loved wolves. But the main story is Bella and Devlin slowly making progress to solve the mystery of the killings. That part dragged too much. I did enjoy the wolf fight scenes near the end. However, I had unanswered questions. I wanted to know more details about the killings, who, why, how – this was too vague. I also didn’t know how Volan and Leidolf had been wounded in the woods. They may have fought each other, but it wasn’t clear. I also wanted to know more about Leidolf, what he was going to do, and what was going to happen with the leadership of the red wolf pack.

I absolutely loved this book. I couldn't put it down from the time I started it to the end.The story is about Bella. She is a female red wolf whose family died in a fire. She was saved by a gray wolf Devlyn. Bella is adopted into the gray wolves family and society.

Develyn is a beta gray wolf who saves Bella when she was a child. They grow up together playing and watching over each other as they grow up. Develyn feelings turn towards love as they grow older.

Bella has always loved Devlyn. But sheI absolutely loved this book. I couldn't put it down from the time I started it to the end.The story is about Bella. She is a female red wolf whose family died in a fire. She was saved by a gray wolf Devlyn. Bella is adopted into the gray wolves family and society.

Develyn is a beta gray wolf who saves Bella when she was a child. They grow up together playing and watching over each other as they grow up. Develyn feelings turn towards love as they grow older.

Bella has always loved Devlyn. But she knows she never can be with Devlyn because the Apha Wolf leader of the Gray's has marked her for his mate. Bella can't stand the thought of being Volan's mate so she run's and is determined to live her life as a human and take a human mate who is strong enough to protect her from Volan.

Bella runs far enough away to keep out of Volans radar. She has a wonderful life and she's doing well, until one day she is at her cabin in the woods taking a run in her wolf form. This day her life will change forever.

This is a wonderful read. There is so much to keep you interested in this story. You will find intrigue, murder, mystery and one hot love story all wrapped up in one. I truly encourage anyone to read this book....more

When this first came out I wasn't much into werewolves. Or any other kind of Shifter either. Part of it was lack of caring about them and the other part was the irrational dislike I have taken towards canines of any breed. Maybe because I'm so horrifically allergic to them. At any rate I ignored this book in favor of other paranormals even though I was rather interested in it.

As my tastes have changed I've begun to reach out and look at books and authors I overlooked. Patricia Briggs for instancWhen this first came out I wasn't much into werewolves. Or any other kind of Shifter either. Part of it was lack of caring about them and the other part was the irrational dislike I have taken towards canines of any breed. Maybe because I'm so horrifically allergic to them. At any rate I ignored this book in favor of other paranormals even though I was rather interested in it.

As my tastes have changed I've begun to reach out and look at books and authors I overlooked. Patricia Briggs for instance, her Alpha and Omega series makes me a happy girl. When I received this book as part of a prize pack I was delighted and eager to read it...then it got packed away on the shelves and I completely forgot to find it again. Re-shelving began and I found it again and decided to read it right then and there.

I liked this book, but there was something not quite right with it. I can't place my finger on it, though I think it has something to do with the romance between Bella and Devlyn. It's not that it wasn't passionate or that there wasn't chemistry, I think it was more because the two of them made so many excuses as to why it couldn't happen that when it did happen I was shocked. 150 years of living in fear of the Alpha, Devlyn telling her that he has no choice but to give her to the Alpha and Bella being equally adamant against the action...it didn't add up in my head.

As for the other storyline of the red wolf killing folks, that storyline was rather jumbled and thrown together to give Devlyn and Bella a chance to find some time alone. I was confused by its resolution. The problems of the romantic nature were easily taken care of, if anyone had bothered to communicate, and over pretty quickly. The added bit of Bella having to fight to be Alpha Female was unneeded and over quickly at any rate.

In the end, as I said, I liked the book, but nagging doubts clouded me from really enjoying it. I want to read the next in the series and see if maybe it was just freshmen blues plaguing this first book in the Werewolf Series. ...more

I gave up! I could not get through another page, I tried. I guess I could best summarize the book as amateurish and boring.

Main chick - I've already forgotten her name couldnt make up her damn mind, one minute she wants her true mate the next she wants a human. then she wants her mate again, but isnt willing to let him to fight for her. I mean come on chick. Your over a 100 years old and you are acting like a 13 year girl. I wanted to smack her every time she started whining. No thanks

The dudeI gave up! I could not get through another page, I tried. I guess I could best summarize the book as amateurish and boring.

Main chick - I've already forgotten her name couldnt make up her damn mind, one minute she wants her true mate the next she wants a human. then she wants her mate again, but isnt willing to let him to fight for her. I mean come on chick. Your over a 100 years old and you are acting like a 13 year girl. I wanted to smack her every time she started whining. No thanks

The dude - Again I've forgotten his name, for years he's wanted his woman but her never fought for her. Now that he's found her again, he's finally found his balls and is willing to fight for her, but his chick is giving off mixed signals like a mug. At least he's a more likable character then chick is.

Mostly all I've taken from this attempt is I refuse to read another page in this book. There are so many other books that can pull me in. ...more

After years of running from Volan (the gray pack's alpha), Bella has been found. The werewolf she wants to claim as her mate, is after her to return her to the pack. Devlyn wants to claim Bella as his mate once their worlds collide again after many years of separation. Bella has found herself in a very precarious position and needs to be saved before the secret that werewolves is revealed to the human world. The reconnection of Bella and Devlyn creates a heated reunion. As the story unravels, thAfter years of running from Volan (the gray pack's alpha), Bella has been found. The werewolf she wants to claim as her mate, is after her to return her to the pack. Devlyn wants to claim Bella as his mate once their worlds collide again after many years of separation. Bella has found herself in a very precarious position and needs to be saved before the secret that werewolves is revealed to the human world. The reconnection of Bella and Devlyn creates a heated reunion. As the story unravels, there is a mystery to unravel, other werewolves to thwart, and contending with the gray's alpha. This novel is entertaining and endearing. I really enjoyed reading it. This a great addition to your Werewolf library.

This was just...not very good. The whole thing was very chauvinistic and patronizing and frankly im amazed i even bothered to finish it.Heroine: starts out strong in taking care of herself apart from the pack but goes on and on about the dude shes in love with yet when he wants her she wants nothing to do with him. Shes wishy washy through the entire book shell do something tough but then be super wimpy...she loves the hero but has 0 faith in himHero: i probably could have liked him if not for sThis was just...not very good. The whole thing was very chauvinistic and patronizing and frankly im amazed i even bothered to finish it.Heroine: starts out strong in taking care of herself apart from the pack but goes on and on about the dude shes in love with yet when he wants her she wants nothing to do with him. Shes wishy washy through the entire book shell do something tough but then be super wimpy...she loves the hero but has 0 faith in himHero: i probably could have liked him if not for several comments he made to her about "learning her place" because *gag*. Overall he was sweet and seemed to care for the heroine but those comments just made him unlikable to me.Romance: completely unbelievable. The heroine was so wishy washy and spent the first several chapters whining about missing the hero then he says i want you too and she flips. then she goes behind his back then lies to him THEN gives in. Then i love yous happened...i dont know it was just sort of a jumble and i found myself being confused about the relationship a decent portion of the time.Sex: well i didnt get anything out of it. by the time i made it to sex scenes i was pretty tuned out of the romance so i mostly skimmed these. I didnt feel like i was missing much except sometimes i would realize id missed the set up sentence and be like "wait how'd they end up in the bathtub."Plot: actually fairly decent or at least couldve been with better writing. We have some mystery though its awkwardly done, some sad pasts (though they arent developed enough to give them any bite), and a fight to the death for the heroine (fights to the death?). Probably the only reason i managed to finish was because i was curious to see who the killers were...it was sort of a lackluster reveal sadly.Writing: grammar/spelling wise-solid. There was something about the writing though that was just...off to me. Not bad or exactly awkward but just...i dont know discordant maybe. Everything was underdeveloped and too quickly paced. She created a world but doesnt explain it. I had to assume everything i got about it. Like they can be either in wolf form or human form during the full moon...but it seems like they cant shift before the full moon or after the new moon? Apparently they dont have one mate they have to choose to mate...they seem to heal fairly quickly...may or may not be able to be killed with silver. Conflicting accounts of where the wolves come from. and HOLY CRAP every time i saw "lupus garou" i cringed. you want them to be lupus (although there is a latin word for werewolf i cant recall) ok fine...you want them to be loup garou ok fine but done MIX FREAKING LANGUAGES....it really irked me and it was on like every other page. Bottom line: not really worth the read ...more

Heart of the Wolf #1Bella is a red werewolf. She is very special. Her family was killed in a fire and she was saved by Devlyn, a grey wolf. A home was made for her in their pack by the former Alpha, Argos. But since Volan came to power he has made it known that he wants Bella for his mate. She does not want that. He did something to her and she hates him. She wants Devlyn but is afraid that he will die if she chooses him because (she thinks) he is too weak to fight Volan for her. So she runs froHeart of the Wolf #1Bella is a red werewolf. She is very special. Her family was killed in a fire and she was saved by Devlyn, a grey wolf. A home was made for her in their pack by the former Alpha, Argos. But since Volan came to power he has made it known that he wants Bella for his mate. She does not want that. He did something to her and she hates him. She wants Devlyn but is afraid that he will die if she chooses him because (she thinks) he is too weak to fight Volan for her. So she runs from the pack.About a 150 years later, bella is in wolf form running in the Cascade mountains. She smells a rogue red wolf. She knows that a lone wolf has been killing women in the area. She starts tracking him and then smells a couple of other wolves but she runs into two hunters. They hit her with two tranqualizer darts and take her to a zoo. They are trying to save the red wolves and want to mate her with their male.The two red wolves that she smelled in the mountains have come to the zoo to get her. But Volan has sent Devlyn to get her instead. She falls asleep and changes back into human form and some zoo workers rescue her and she gets sent to the hospital. She tries to get away but Devlyn catches her. They go to her place because Devlyn is finally giving in to his attraction for her. They decide to track down this rogue red and find out why he is killing red haired human women.The pack of red wolves decided that they want Bella for their own. But they reluctantly agree to help find the rogue. Volan has come to Portland looking for Bella. Will they find out who is killing the women and will Bella be safe?

I liked this book. Hopefully, it will be an exciting series to read....more

My thoughts on this book go back and forth from great to good to great again. Let me explain. The story line was great! However, their seem to be long parts of the book where it gets slow and repetitive.

This is a love story about Bella and Devlyn. Bella is a red wolf, that lost her family in Colorado to a fire. Devlyn, a gray wolf, rescue's Bella from the fire and takes her back to his pack where they adopt her. Growing up, Bella and Devlyn become good friends and eventually fall for each otherMy thoughts on this book go back and forth from great to good to great again. Let me explain. The story line was great! However, their seem to be long parts of the book where it gets slow and repetitive.

This is a love story about Bella and Devlyn. Bella is a red wolf, that lost her family in Colorado to a fire. Devlyn, a gray wolf, rescue's Bella from the fire and takes her back to his pack where they adopt her. Growing up, Bella and Devlyn become good friends and eventually fall for each other. But their is a big bad wolf named Volan, the gray's pack leader, who wants Bella for his mate. Bella is deathly afraid of Volan, a secret as to why, not revealed until much later in the book. Because of her fear of Volan, she keeps Devlyn at arms legnth, because she knows the only way she can be with Devlyn is if Devlyn challenges Volan, in a fight to the death, and become the new pack leader.

This is where the story gets interesting. Bella runs away, and lives as a lone, or rogue wolf, for over a hundred years, always moving, to keep in hiding from Volan. She settles in Oregon. She has a career, a bestie that lives next door, Chrissy, a divorcee with two kids. Chrissy's character turns out to be a key role in the book, and let me tell you she's a hoot! Bella was trying to keep her friend out of harms way, but found it difficult because every time she went over to the house, Devlyn was buck naked! Chrissy couldn't resist seeing Devlyn's ass and nick nacks, and I don't blame her! I would be going over there every chance I got too!

Just when Bella thinks that she is safe, she goes to her cabin in the woods for a weekend "run", and discovers the scent of another of her kind. When she follows the scent, this leads her straight in the cross hairs of a Zoologist named Thompson. Thompson captures Bella in her wolf form, trying to "save" her red wolf species. This in turn exposes her to the red wolf pack that live in the area that Bella was unaware of. Now that they know she is here, and a lone wolf, as well as a red, no less in heat, they now have a mission to rescue her from the clutches of the zoo and capture her for their own, to mate with.

The theme of the book seems to be mating. Everyone's pack seems to have a shortage of female wolves at the "mating" age, so this ensues a fight to the death all over Bella, because she is in heat and they need pups to sustain their packs.

In Oregon is where we are introduced to the red's pack leader Alfred, and his goon's Ross and Nicol. All the while Bella's heart belongs to Devlyn, but he won't step up until Bella admits to him that she wants him as her mate. The whole time she was in hiding, she stayed in contact with one gray wolf, Argos. Argos was the one who raised her, and she has always loved him like a father. But even Argos can not save her from Volan. Argos has to obey his pack leader just as everyone else, even though he was the previous pack leader.

The story doesn't fall short there though. Once Bella was captured, that along with some murder spree in the city, caught the attention of the gray pack leader and prompted a rescue party to retrieve Bella and bring her home, where she was to be mated with Volan.

Argos, Devlyn and his two cousins were sent to bring Bella back. Once Devlyn and his team have Bella this is where the constant heat between Bella and Devlyn cause complications for the both of them. Bella is in heat, Devlyn wants her, Bella wants him, but they can't because she's afraid of Volan killing Devlyn. Bella would rather be a lone wolf than to have to face the death of Devlyn. And don't get me started on the constant nudity. Everybody's naked every chance they get! OMG, Bella and Devlyn, sleeping in the buff together but not "doing anything", was driving me insane! They wanted to, I wanted them to, but they didn't cause she was Volan's. Hate Volan, he's an ass!

The story takes a turn when Bella decides she is not going back to Colorado until she solves these murders that have been happening, afraid that if she doesn't it will expose her kind to the humans. Devlyn follows suite easily and the adventure begins.

The sleuthing brings together the most unlikely people together to solve these crimes, which creates tension, excitement and danger. I really enjoyed this part of the book. The whodunit was great for the story line. I do highly recommend this book, however it would have received an extra star if it weren't for the slow, repetitive parts....more

I really enjoyed this one, I just didn't love it. It has lots of potential though and I believe once it really gets into the whole 'pack dynamics' part of the stories I will enjoy them a whole lot more. I loved the tension and the suspense but I just didn't feel we got to know the characters as well as I may have liked. I'll definitely be picking up more books by Terry Spear.

I try to avoid saying negative things about a book if I can, but it cannot be avoided in this case. I think the premise of the story was interesting, but with a romance focused solely on the physical aspects of a relationship/romance, I ended up not really caring for the main couple since I wasn't emotionally invested. Also, for being 100+ years old, Bella, the female lead, made some rather unwise decisions throughout the book that frustrated me.

However, I think the thing that bothered me the mI try to avoid saying negative things about a book if I can, but it cannot be avoided in this case. I think the premise of the story was interesting, but with a romance focused solely on the physical aspects of a relationship/romance, I ended up not really caring for the main couple since I wasn't emotionally invested. Also, for being 100+ years old, Bella, the female lead, made some rather unwise decisions throughout the book that frustrated me.

However, I think the thing that bothered me the most was the writing. I found it to be choppy and uncomprehensive, escpecially during the action scenes. It was very hard to piece together what was happening and how things suddenly progressed with little to no explanation. Overall, the story/plot was a decent idea that just lacked follow-through. Unfortunately, I doubt I'll pick up the next book in the series. ...more

I really enjoyed this book! This is my first by Terry Spear, but I have heard great things from others about how awesome this series is. After reading the first, I will definitely stick with it! The story was great and had a little of everything, which automatically makes it a win for me!

Not a bad read although I found the terminology in use to be obnoxious. I doubt the average Lupus-Garoux would refer to themselves and others of their kind in such formal terms all the time. I found this odd formality to be very jarring in the reading process.

I won the 10th book in this series from GR First Reads program back in 2013. Unfortunately, that meant I had to collect the others in the series before reading it. Now that I have, I'm going to make my way through the series so that I can read the one I won. The first book was good. I love the "werewolf" aspect of the romance and it gets pretty steamy. But I also love the aspect of a mystery that needs to be solved, some drama going on in the main character's lives that needs to be fixed, and evI won the 10th book in this series from GR First Reads program back in 2013. Unfortunately, that meant I had to collect the others in the series before reading it. Now that I have, I'm going to make my way through the series so that I can read the one I won. The first book was good. I love the "werewolf" aspect of the romance and it gets pretty steamy. But I also love the aspect of a mystery that needs to be solved, some drama going on in the main character's lives that needs to be fixed, and even a bit of thriller element going on. It wasn't just pure romance, there was a story there, something that just kept you reading. It will be interesting to see if the series follows the same characters or pack, or if we get a new couple each book....more

loves an omega... to be taken by the alpha... runs away, hides for 150 years (!?!) and 150 years later she's just as frightened as and worried as in the beginning... come on, figure it out!

she is taken in wolf form to zoo... omega frees her (at behest of alpha), she seduces him... they combine forces... omega challenges alpha... she distracts alpha, and her omega wins the fight.... hmmmm better...

second reading... I liked it better... Devlyn isn't omega he was just too young to defeat Volan...loves an omega... to be taken by the alpha... runs away, hides for 150 years (!?!) and 150 years later she's just as frightened as and worried as in the beginning... come on, figure it out!

she is taken in wolf form to zoo... omega frees her (at behest of alpha), she seduces him... they combine forces... omega challenges alpha... she distracts alpha, and her omega wins the fight.... hmmmm better...

second reading... I liked it better... Devlyn isn't omega he was just too young to defeat Volan... Volan tried to rape Bella 3 times before she was of age, and made it known to all she was his mate when she came of age... she was best friends with Devlyn growing up, and he saved her life when her parents died in a fire... and she loves him, but Volan threatened to harm Devlyn if he touched her...

she makes plans to seduce a human, bite & change him, have his babies and their own pack... but Volan and Devlyn intervene... and Devlyn 'contains' her, while Volan kills the man... and while Volan is gone, Devlyn kisses her (a kiss both remember for 150 years)... and to distract Volan from killing Devlyn, she runs off...

she keeps track of the pack through Alga - the ex-alpha who took her in as an orphan... and when she ends up captured in her wolf form, she ends up in the zoo... Devlyn comes to free her... she shifts to human while in cage... taken to hospital... Devyn rescues her from hospital... she still fears for him... he wants her to trust that he can defeat Volan... and bit by bit they get to know one another again... they allow themselves to feel their passions...

they restore the Oregon red wolf pack by Devyn defeating wolves who are trying to make mates, but killing them when they don't like being a wolf... and Devyn faces Volan on their home turf... he defeats him (with a bit of distraction by Bella)... and ... they... live... happily...ever...after......more

Love, love, love romance, the paranormal, hunky Highlanders with their delicious brogue and hot kilts, so Terry Spear writes about those hunky Highlanders both in medieval times and as wolves in contemporary times. Jaguar shifters too! And young adult urban fantasy. And romantic suspense.

She grew up reading mystery, adventure, mythologies from around the world, ghost stories, the paranormal, fellLove, love, love romance, the paranormal, hunky Highlanders with their delicious brogue and hot kilts, so Terry Spear writes about those hunky Highlanders both in medieval times and as wolves in contemporary times. Jaguar shifters too! And young adult urban fantasy. And romantic suspense.

She grew up reading mystery, adventure, mythologies from around the world, ghost stories, the paranormal, fell in love with Dracula and Wolfman, and felt they needed loving too. Everyone should have someone to love. Which means her stories always have a HEA.